Doesn’t the linked article explain the answer to your questions? I’m not sure I understand the snarky skepticism. Is it surprising that a scientific article wit

Doesn’t the linked article explain the answer to your questions? I’m not sure I understand the snarky skepticism. Is it surprising that a scientific article with prestigious names attached has greater plausibility and weight than your example of “random” studies? Harvard backed studies as a rule seem to enjoy more support and media mentions than, say, University of Phoenix, no? There are examples of journal papers that are weighed more heavily than most, especially when the writing resonates with people emotionally. I can think of well known papers people talk about here on HN all the time as if they’re true, but aren’t. Are you sure there thousands of primary-source coffee studies that make conclusions and judgements about whether it’s good or bad for you? Are you perhaps conflating blog spam and articles for scientific papers? There are lots and lots of articles, but not as many primary sources.